In the spring of 2008, Teaching Circles read John C. Beans's book:
Engaging ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (2001)
NEW in the Spring of 2008:
Faculty Learning Communities
"Faculty Learning Communities (FLC's) are ongoing discussion groups that allow colleagues to gather from across disciplines in order to discuss and develop their skills around a specific teaching and learning topic." This semester, the FLCs will focus on the topic of online teaching.
Participants met every other week and to work toward the development of an online course as they review Lisa Dawley's "The Tools for Successful Online Teaching."
The Tools for Successful Online Teaching
Faculty Learning Community met as follows:
- Every other Wednesday, at 12 Noon in E-216